§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has made of the public sector cost per additional permanent job created as a result of regional financial assistance schemes, excluding multiplier effects.
§ Mr. Sainsbury[holding answer 6 July 1992]: I refer the hon. Member to the report published in 1990 by HMSO, "Regional Selective Assistance an evaluation by DTI, IDS and WOID", a copy of which is available in the Library of the House.